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What is Gitpod?

Gitpod is a zero-trust platform that provides automated and standardized development environments in your own infrastructure—whether on your local machine, in your cloud account (VPC), or on-prem. It streamlines coding workflows and boosts collaboration by letting teams spin up secure, preconfigured dev environments quickly and consistently.

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High-Level Overview

  • Run in Your Cloud or VPC: Deploy Gitpod in your preferred environment — AWS, on-prem servers, or via a local desktop app.
  • Consistent Environments: Use Dev Containers to ensure every environment has the same dependencies, tools, and configurations.
  • Automations: Automate tasks like DB seeding, environment setup, or testing.
  • Zero-Trust Architecture: Keep code and secrets in your cloud; you control access.
  • Scalable: Expand across multiple infrastructure footprints or keep it lightweight for smaller teams.

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Key Benefits for CTOs & Engineering Leaders

  • Security & Compliance
    • Gitpod cannot access your source code or credentials, they all remain private and under your control.
    • Centralized security policies, single sign-on, and advanced compliance.
    • Full audit logs to track environment and user actions.
  • Flexible Cost & Infrastructure
    • Host dev environments where it makes sense—in your private VPC, existing cloud accounts, or local resources.
    • Seat-based pricing for predictable budgeting, plus the option to use your own infrastructure investments.
  • Accelerated Onboarding & Collaboration
    • New devs can start coding in minutes—no manual install or environment setup.
    • Shared, prebuilt project configurations eliminate “works on my machine” issues.
    • Multiple dev environments can run side by side for different tasks.

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Key Benefits for Developers & Engineers

  • Instant, Ready-to-Code Environments
    • Dev Containers handle language runtimes and build tools automatically.
    • Automations run tasks (build, test, seed DB) on environment startup.
  • Code From Anywhere
    • Launch an environment on your laptop, or in your VPC with powerful cloud servers.
    • Switch seamlessly between local resources and your organization’s infrastructure.
  • Reduced Context Switching
    • Keep separate environments for each feature branch or bug fix.
    • Easily revert to a clean environment without reinstalling dependencies.
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  • Dev Container
  • Automations
  • Zero-trust
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